AMBASSADORS , THE: Elizabeth I's Spies in Europe

In the dangerous world of sixteenth-century Europe, diplomacy was rarely polite - and almost never safe.

InThe Ambassadors: Elizabeth I's Spies in Europe, historian and writerSimon Courtauldtells the remarkable story of the men who represented England abroad during the reign of Elizabeth I. Operating in the great courts of France, Spain and beyond, these diplomats were far more than messengers between monarchs. They were intelligence gatherers, negotiators, informants and sometimes conspirat...